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I volunteer on a bunch of projects at Mt Pisgah Arboretum varying from bridge building to equipment maintenance. Yesterday Tom delivered a Power Barrow, a unit donated that they are having some problems with. Two of these units were donated. The problem seems to be that the tires go flat...

I have a couple of questions regarding changing of points. First, what kind of lubrication is best for points? Secondly, I assume that timing is a function of gap. I have heard that .016 is the correct point gap? The condenser seems to be riveted to the coil assembly through one of the...

My name is Jim Marshall and I am a new member. A friend and I undertook the job of rebuilding the two DR mowers pictured below. We volunteered the time and money to do this for a local non-profit arboretum that operates on a shoestring budget--Mt. Pisgah Arboretum. There were three and our...

I have a Honda rototiller (around 20 years old). It always fires right up, except this year. I replaced the plug since it had gone a long time. It didn't fire. I pulled the plug and grounded it--still no spark. I pulled the flywheel and cleaned everything up. Points were moving and...

I am rebuilding (at no charge) two Bachtold DR brush cutter mowers for a non-profit arboretum. Actually, making three out of two. These are the old kind (90's) and they are in bad shape. After welding, turning shafts on the lathe building up worn shafts and fortunately being able to find a few...